Gas is over $4.00 a gallon all over San Francisco, so this episode is all about proven methods to get more MPG from your car, from changing the air filter to giving up on using your brakes.
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Posted by kjsatz on 05/14/2008 at 07:34:34 pm in Systm
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I would like to see systm try this... tell us if it works..."
I'd like to see them try it too. Nowhere near April 1 though.
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Posted by stevemc on 05/14/2008 at 04:31:06 pm in Systm
You guys have a good deal for fuel in the US.
We're paying £1.19 ($2.31) per ltr for petrol and £1.22 ($2.37) per ltr for diesel, the gallon cost about £5.00 ($9.70) and its going up daily..
Welcome to the UK !!!
-- Steve Mc
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Posted by shegs on 05/14/2008 at 04:03:02 pm in Systm
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I would like to see systm try this... tell us if it works...
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Posted by tokenuser on 05/10/2008 at 06:52:25 pm in Systm
"New Prius coming out in '09. Larger size, 25% better milage. I'd wait ... actually, I am.
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Posted by agamotto on 05/10/2008 at 05:11:30 pm in Systm
I would also like to add, for those with the means, please do get a Prius. I have had mine since Dec. '03, and while gas has increased considerably since, I really don't feel it too badly as I only fill once a month.
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Posted by agamotto on 05/10/2008 at 05:06:56 pm in Systm
"Yeah its criminal that we don't have diesels, but hopefully that will change now that we finally have clean diesel. thats what held it up for so many years: the cars made for european diesel couldn't run on US diesel.
It is taking too long though."
Actually, you really don't want diesel consumption to take off here in the US. If we consume more diesel here, what do you think will happen to the price? Our refineries aren't setup to crack oil into majority diesel/gas. The switch alone would cost billions, which would just send the petro companies mad with glee. If you truly want to take a bit of chuff out of the petro companies... buy their stocks. At least with the new price levels here in the States, you will get some of your money back into your retirement.
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Posted by agamotto on 05/10/2008 at 04:59:03 pm in Systm
I don't mind drivers like you. The semi drivers I can't stand are the ones doing over 75 in the right lane... keep to the left and let the saner among us keep our access to the off-ramps.
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Posted by agamotto on 05/10/2008 at 04:55:17 pm in Systm
In interest of clarifying things...
American gas would have to average $7.50/gallon to reach something near parity for those in Europe who have to pay their share of additional road taxes, consumption tax, value tax, etc.... At this price, you might also much better quality of roads like most of Europe as well.
If you think $3.75/gallon is bad... I was paying that driving in Okinawa nearly 30 years ago...
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Posted by victor_c26 on 05/09/2008 at 09:09:22 pm in Systm
"Short answer: Americans are stupid. (I am an American so I can say that, right?)
We seem to think Diesel cars are "dirty" and "less powerful" Heck, at the turn of the century when SUV's became all the craze auto manufactures couldn't sell economy cars. they stopped making them. They had to put more powerful engines in the small cars, and market them as sedans (Mazda protege is a perfect example of this. If you want to have fun laughing at us to to fueleconomy.gov and compare a 1995 mazda protege with a 2003. Then do that with almost any other "economy" car. You'll see that over time they have gotten bigger, and more fuel hungry) I'm pretty certain that Consumers aren't totally to blame.. I think the auto manufactures are in bed with the oil companies and market more powerful cars as "safer" and "faster" Americans were just stupid enough to fall for it.
Sound bitter? I freaking am. I have a 12 year old Nissan sentra and it gets better mileage than most gasoline cars that you can buy today.. The car has it's issues, and it's going to have to go soon.. but as long as gas prices stay like this i'm holding on to it!
UGH!"
So could that be the reason why my 92' Chevy Cheyenne Truck gets 30 mpg?
I seriously couldn't believe how long the gas meter lingered above 1 quarter when driving all week on a half tank of gas. Trucks aren't supposed to spend less gas than my friend's tiny Infinity G20.
This is the truck (GIS'd an identical one; don't have a picture of it on hand) that's running 30 mpg:
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Posted by tehcris on 05/09/2008 at 10:03:22 am in Systm
by the way the gas here (US) is mixed with so much junk its sad
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